2016 Track & Field

Micael Ljungberg

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Nykoping, Sweden
  • High School Gripenskolan

Biography

Academic Notes: Majoring in mechanical engineering.

2015: Competed in three meets during the indoor season ... Recorded season-best shot put mark at indoor conference championships (15.74m) ... Participated in eight outdoor meets for NAU ... Best season discus mark came at UC Irvine Steve Scott Invite (54.73m) ... Also competed at outdoor conference championships and NCAA Division I West Prelims for the second-consecutive year

2014: Competed in six indoor meets for the Lumberjacks ... At NAU Last Chance Meet, logged indoor season-best shot put throw (15.72m) ... Followed up indoor with a good outdoor campaign ... Recorded a career-best shot put score (15.88m) at 2014 Double Dual Meet ... Notched a first-place finish and season-best discus mark (54.42m) at outdoor conference championships ... Participated at NCAA Division I West Prelims 

2013: Redshirted indoors ... Opened up in the discus, his focus all season, and the shot put at the Willie Williams Invitational and never looked back ... Threw consistently over 170 feet, achieving the mark in six meets ... Threw a career best at the Double Dual, the final regular season meet of the year, with a toss of 179-7 (54.74m) ... Won the Big Sky discus title with a throw of 175-10.25 (53.60m) ... Closed his season with an appearance at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, where he placed 36th with a mark of 169-05 (51.65m).

Before NAU: Competed at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in the discus, placing 23rd in the prelims with a throw of 48.41 meters ... Personal best in the discus is 179 feet, 10 inches ... Competed in the World Youth Championships in 2009 in Bressanone, Italy, throwing 53.49 meters to place ninth in the second qualifying group.

Personal: Born June 8, 1992 to Bengt and Maria Ljungberg in Nykoping, Sweden ... Has a younger sister, Emma ... Most memorable moment was competing in the 2009 World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy ... Chose NAU after learning about the program and coach Oscar Duncan from fellow Swede and NAU alum Kristian Petersson, who still holds NAU's outdoor shot put record (64-9).